The Australian team has arrived Sri Lanka For a test and ODI series against the owners of the land. The first test between the two countries is scheduled to start on January 29 in Gali, where the two teams prepare for a decisive confrontation in the longest form of the game. However, before the decisive confrontation against Sri Lanka, the Australian opening match Othman Al -Khawaja He invests his time and energy in the window, trying to pay an unconventional shot according to its criteria – the reverse invasion. This led to the exchange of light ideas between Khawaja and his young partner at the opening Constas itself Where he received a lesson in history from the veteran opening.
Othman Khawaja talks about the difficulties faced by those who hit the opposite shots
After the training session ends in Gali International StadiumAl -Khawaja talked about his experiences in Sri Lanka Cricket game AustraliaThe official channel of his long and decorated career as a Kricit player. In the midst of this, he referred to the passes made by Constas and his other colleagues in the national team during his training in the reverse invasion in the net, which was kindly answered.
“Yes, yes, I showed some respect, well, it wasn't easy when I started playing the reverse pass. Get out of play and harden. Now you are good.” Khawaja's response was referring to the conservative mentality that the cricket community enjoyed when he was young.
In addition, he was also commented on playing experiences in Sri Lanka and in the conditions of the Indian subcontinent in general. He also talked about the difference between playing in Australian stadiums and the semi -Indian continent. This is the fifth round of Khawaja to Sri Lanka. It was part of the Australian team in their four previous test tours to the Al -Jazeera state and a 19 -year campaign when he was young.
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Khawaja revealed his retirement plan before his trip to Sri Lanka
The 38 -year -old has played a silent season and failed to leave a mark with the bats in the chain of home against him India In which the Australian team won by winning the championship Javascar Border Cup For the first time after a decade. Speculation has spread that the veteran Australian player may choose to retire from the cricket test after the desired binary series ended, but Khawaja had his own ideas on this topic.
After the series ended, Khawaja sat to chat Hadeer.com He talked about his retirement plans and perhaps when he can bid farewell to the game. During the discussion, Khawaja expressed his openness and flexibility on this matter and left the matter to manage the Australian team to decide its future.
“There are definitely those ideas (withdrawal in Sydney) in my head, I am not afraid to talk about that. I am a human being. I still want to play Ashes at a minimum. I try not to think much about the future, this is the distant future as I think. As long as we win, I will continue to contribute, and my body still feels good, and I will play. Khawaja commented on the rumors of his longest shape in the game.
In addition, he also indicated that climbing and landing is an integral part of the game and that it is accustomed to disappointment for not raising the level of the racket at times.
(Playing in the Indian subcontinent) was a love and hatred relationship. (But) There will be times when you score points, and times when you do not score points. You respect that whenever you get older. now,” The 38 -year -old concluded.
